CVE-2018-17419: GO-2020-0028 - Denial of service via malformed zone file in github.com/miekg/dns

CVE-2018-17419 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-04-14

Denial of service via malformed zone file in github.com/miekg/dns

Technologies: github.com/miekg/dns (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2018-17419 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-17419 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2018-17419?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 14 April 2021.
Which products and versions are affected?
github.com/miekg/dns (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.0.10.
Is there a fix for CVE-2018-17419?
Yes. github.com/miekg/dns (Go): upgrade to 1.0.10 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2018-17419?
Check whether you run github.com/miekg/dns (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • github.com/miekg/dns (Go): upgrade to 1.0.10 or later
    go get github.com/miekg/dns@v1.0.10

Affected products

  • github.com/miekg/dns (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.0.10

Identifiers

  • CVE-2018-17419
  • GHSA-9jcx-pr2f-qvq5
  • GO-2020-0028

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